Two police officers shot dead in US's Southernmost Texas: McAllen Mayor
Jul 12, 2020, at 01:55 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Two police officers were shot and killed while responding to a call at a home in the city of McAllen in US's southern Texas, local authorities have announced.
Bangladesh: Move Rohingya from dangerous silt island, Human Rights Watch
Jul 11, 2020, at 10:31 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh authorities should immediately move over 300 Rohingya refugees, including at least 33 children, from the silt island of Bhasan Char to the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps to be with their families, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
Bangladesh registers 30 more COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:47 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh has recorded 30 more deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Turkey ‘Neutralizes’ 8 PKK Militants in Northern Iraq - Reports
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:27 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Turkish security forces have "neutralized" eight Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq in an air-backed anti-terror operation, the Anadolu news agency reported on Saturday, citing the country’s Defense Ministry.
One killed, 3 injured in attack on ex-police chief's house in southern Afghanistan
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:25 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: One person was killed and three others injured in an attack on the house of an ex-Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Kandahar's Panjwai district, authorities said on Saturday.
Pakistan Ulema Council supports construction of Hindu temple in Islamabad
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:23 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) has extended its support to the construction of a temple in Islamabad and said its incorrect to make the issue controversial.
Singapore: Ruling People's Action Party reelected
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:20 pm
Singapore/UNI: Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) has been reelected in the general elections conducted on Friday.
Malaysia reports 8 new COVID-19 cases
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:10 pm
Kuala Lumpur/Xinhua: Malaysia reported another eight new COVID-19 infections, bringing the national total to 8,704, the Health Ministry said on Saturday,
Road explosion in southern Philippines kills two, injures 4 police officers
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:03 pm
Manila/Xinhua: An improvised explosive device that went off on a road in Maguindanao Province in southern Philippines killed a police officer and a civilian, the Philippine National Police chief said on Saturday.
Chinese virologist Dr. Li-Meng Yan accuses Beijing of coronavirus cover-up
Jul 11, 2020, at 07:16 pm
Hong Kong: A noted virologist in Hong Kong has accused China of coronavirus cover-up saying Beijing knew about the deadly virus much before the time when it actually revealed information about it.
Persecuted Hindu minority of Pakistan demands justice from UN in Geneva
Jul 11, 2020, at 07:12 pm
Geneva: A group of protesters gathered at UN Headquarters in Geneva during the 44th Session of UN Human Rights Council to highlight the plight of Hindus in Pakistan and to protest against the persecution faced by them.
4 security force members wounded in Taliban attacks in Afghanistan's Kabul
Jul 11, 2020, at 06:46 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: Two Afghan police officers and two army soldiers were wounded in Taliban attacks in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan on Saturday, a source said.
World Population Day: 'No time to waste' in empowering women
Jul 11, 2020, at 03:36 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic affects everyone, everywhere, “but it does not affect everyone equally”, the UN chief said in his message for World Population Day, on Sunday.
Syria: Authorization to continue lifesaving cross-border aid remains in limbo
Jul 11, 2020, at 03:26 pm
New York: With the deadline just hours away, the Security Council has failed on its third attempt this week to extend its authorization for lifesaving food, medicine and shelter to cross into northwest Syria from Turkey.
‘Strengthen multilateralism’ to combat global terrorism
Jul 11, 2020, at 03:16 pm
New York: Although COVID-19 has tested “national resilience, international solidarity and multilateral cooperation”, we must not “pause our efforts” in the battle against terrorism, the UN counter-terrorism chief said on Friday.
Jul 11, 2020, at 03:04 pm
New York: Sounding the alarm over the crippling impact of “growing economic shocks, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic” in Lebanon, the UN human rights chief called on Friday for a unified response by politicians and the people to overcome the worsening socio-economic crisis there.
Broad mask-wearing key to US economic recovery from pandemic: Fed official
Jul 11, 2020, at 02:59 pm
Washington/Xinhua: Broad mask-wearing will be key to ensuring a faster U.S. economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior US Federal Reserve official said Friday.
Waiting to declare famine ‘will be too late for Yemenis on brink of starvation’
Jul 11, 2020, at 02:46 pm
New York: In Yemen, fears of famine have resurfaced as UN humanitarians also warned on Friday that 360,000 severely malnourished children could die unless they continue to get treatment and aid is stepped up.
Amid pandemic, Bangladesh govt allows some madrasas to reopen
Jul 11, 2020, at 02:38 pm
Dhaka: As other institutions remained shut due to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bangladesh government has allowed Hifzakhanas, madrasas that are not registered with an education board, to reopen on Sunday.
Donald Trump Signs Order Commuting Ex-Aide Roger Stone's 'Unjust' Sentence - White House
Jul 11, 2020, at 02:13 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order commuting his former adviser Roger Stone's sentence, the White House said in a statement.
Erdogan's Turkey turns Hagia Sophia into a mosque again; UNESCO regrets
Jul 11, 2020, at 06:01 am
Istanbul/IBNS: Hagia Sophia, Turkey's iconic monument, a UNESCO World Heritage and one of the central attractions of its capital Istanbul, is no longer a museum. It has been turned back as a mosque though some 1500 years ago it was built as an Orthodox Christian cathedral.
Canada ill-prepared for second wave of COVID-19, says Senate Committee
Jul 11, 2020, at 05:31 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Liberal Party of Canada had been asked by Canada's Senate Committee to deliver by Labour Day a contingency plan to contain the potential second wave of COVID-19, for which Canada is ill-prepared, media reports said.
Hong Kong: China's new agency to monitor national security law implementation
Jul 11, 2020, at 04:54 am
Hong Kong: Despite violent protests and agitations, Chinese authorities have opened a new agency in Hong Kong city which will be engaged in monitoring the implementation of the newly enacted law on national security in the special administrative region, media reports said.
China is using 'debt-plomacy' against Muslim nations to buy its silence on Uyghurs: Report
Jul 11, 2020, at 04:50 am
Beijing: China's ‘debt-plomacy’ imposed on Islamic nations like Pakistan is the reason why these countries are silent to the alleged Chinese excesses against its Muslim population, according a Singapore publication.
Jul 11, 2020, at 04:46 am
Geneva: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has said it is analysing the contents of the new National Security Law that was adopted very carefully by China recently in terms of its compliance with the international human rights obligations applicable to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
Australia might ban Chinese app Tik Tok
Jul 11, 2020, at 04:16 am
Sydney: Amid growing concern that the platform might pose a national security threat and even when it is feared that the user's data might be shared with China, the Australia government is planning to ban Tik Tok following the action taken by India after a border faceoff with China, media reports said.
KP Oli led Nepal government rendered state system dysfunctional: Expert
Jul 11, 2020, at 03:09 am
Kathmandu: Nepal PM KP Oli-led government has rendered the state system dysfunctional, largely derailed democracy, and for all practical purposes, sent the 'republican' constitution into a coma, an expert has said.
Uyghur rights group asks UN to immediately strip China of its participatory status at UNHRC
Jul 11, 2020, at 01:38 am
Washington: Expressing concern over the manner in which China treats the minority community, a Uyghur rights group has urged the United Nations to immediately strip Beijing of its participatory status at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Jul 11, 2020, at 01:33 am
Washington: American scholar Michael Rubin has said Pakistan's failure of several decades to hold to account the terror complicity of its spy wing the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has soiled the Islamic nation's reputation.
Lahore Court denies bail to Geo Media Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, protests erupt
Jul 11, 2020, at 01:20 am
Lahore: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday dismissed the bail application filed by Jang/Geo Media Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, highlighting the intention of PM Imran Khan-led government to dominate the media of the nation.